Bright Invention

The creative engine for White Pines: presenting improv shows and other performances!

Bright Invention is a longform improv ensemble that performs community-based shows which explore "immersive improv", which softens the boundary between audience and actor. We create our shows from our personal interactions with our guests, and our shows feel more like dinner parties and less like plays. Bright Invention is the White Pines ensemble, and works within the mission of White Pines Productions.

Bright Invention does shows at the White Pines Place in Elkins Park, at venues in downtown Philadelphia, and at site-specific shows at museums, mansions and private homes.

Bright Invention members are "citizen artists" who have made a commitment to their own communities, and - through White Pines - to the communities we serve and perform for.

Local artists and others can rent The White Pines Place for their own classes, shows, meetings and events. It is equipped with a lighting and sound system and is ADA compliant.

We can design a unique and playfully theatrical birthday party for your child.

The White Pines Place represents our community-based origen. We are grateful to work and play with our neighborhood partners, students and audience in Elkins Park, Cheltenham Township, and Oak Lane Philadelphia.